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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Blue-green algae a five-tool player in converting waste to fuelIn the baseball world, a superstar can do five things exceptionally well: hit, hit for power, run, throw and field. In the parallel universe of the microbiological world, there is a current superstar species of blue-green algae that, through its powers of photosynthesis and carbon dioxide fixation, or uptake, can produce (count 'em) ethanol, hydrogen, butanol, isobutanol and potentially biodiesel. Now that's some five-tool player.http://phys.org/news297615639.html
ChemistryThu, 05 Sep 2013 16:00:49 EDTnews297615639Atmospheric CO2 likely altering ocean foodchain, research saysClimate change may be weeding out the bacteria that form the base of the ocean's food chain, selecting certain strains for survival, according to a new study.http://phys.org/news292000653.html
EarthTue, 02 Jul 2013 16:17:45 EDTnews292000653Climate change linked to unexpected 'blooms' under Arctic ice, research says(Phys.org) -- Phytoplankton blooms unexpectedly occurring under Arctic sea ice are an indication of how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, says a study published in the June 8 issue of Science.http://phys.org/news258712953.html
EarthTue, 12 Jun 2012 09:42:42 EDTnews258712953Tiny organisms give big warning about planet healthSan Francisco State University scientists are studying whether a hardworking microscopic organism that helps rid the planet of too much carbon dioxide will continue to work so well in the year 2100, when the Earth&#146;s oceans are expected to be more acidic.http://phys.org/news211008865.html
EarthWed, 08 Dec 2010 05:50:05 EDTnews211008865Bacteria mix it up at the microscopic level(PhysOrg.com) -- Many hands -- or many flagella -- make light work. In studies of the motion of tiny swimming bacteria, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory found that the microscopic organisms can stir fluids remarkably quickly and effectively. As a result, the bacterial flagella could act like tiny motors to mix chemicals in biomedical kits, among other applications.http://phys.org/news176412344.html
PhysicsMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:01 EDTnews176412344Eutrophication affects diversity of algaeEutrophication of the seas may have an impact on genetic variation in algae, research at the University of Gothenburg shows.http://phys.org/news175178474.html
BiologyMon, 19 Oct 2009 14:10:03 EDTnews175178474New ancient fungus finding suggests world's forests were wiped out in global catastrophe(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists beleive extinct fungus species capitalised on a world-wide disaster and thrived on early Earth.http://phys.org/news173634124.html
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